The Annals of an Empire in Free Fall
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The Annals of an Empire in Free Fall
The joint US-Israeli killing of Iranian leaders on February 28th marked the second time in a year that the United States had used negotiations as a decoy
Oil Wars Accelerate the End of Oil
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Oil Wars Accelerate the End of Oil
Solar panel prices do not rise when the Persian Gulf gets bombed, whereas oil prices do. The space between tells you all there is of the world we are in
“The Left’s Top Job This Year”? Academics In and Out Imperialist Quicksand
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“The Left’s Top Job This Year”? Academics In and Out Imperialist Quicksand
I have long been horrified by the unradical nothingness of our supposed “radical Left” academics, many of whom lined up behind the “neoliberal”
César Chávez and the Price of Hero Worship
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César Chávez and the Price of Hero Worship
For more than a decade, troubling claims about César Chávez’s sexual abuse were already documented. Miriam Pawel’s 2014 biography, The Crusades of César
Boomerangs of Empire: Latin America as Colonial Laboratory
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Boomerangs of Empire: Latin America as Colonial Laboratory
Masked federal agents kidnap a father as he waits to pick up his child from school. An ice cream cart is abandoned on the sidewalk, its vendor
How the US Became an International Serial Killer
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How the US Became an International Serial Killer
For decades, the United States moved from covert assassination plots to openly embracing assassination or “targeted killing” as policy. Now, in its war
Left Response to Antisemitism Should be to Call for BDS
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Left Response to Antisemitism Should be to Call for BDS
There’s been much debate on the left around the world about how best to respond to what appears to be rising antisemitism. What, if anything, is the best
Global Warming Surges, Antarctic Seas Bubble
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The Problem with the Epstein Files Distraction Discourse
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The Serpent Eats Itself
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The Serpent Eats Itself
There is an old and rather useful principle in political philosophy—useful, at least, to anyone not actively attempting to build a belief system out of fumes and grievances—that you cannot construct a livable house on a foundation of pure negation. You can…
God’s Little Loophole: Spain’s Public Funding of Private Prejudice
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God’s Little Loophole: Spain’s Public Funding of Private Prejudice
One hears, with some regularity, the accusation that Spain remains a nation trapped in its own medieval amber. The Black Legend, that centuries-old smear
The Forest Service Cannot Cut the Public Out of Determining the Future of Holland Lake Lodge
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The Forest Service Cannot Cut the Public Out of Determining the Future of Holland Lake Lodge
Holland Lake Lodge is located on public land in the Flathead National Forest in western Montana. Yet the Forest Service is effectively cutting the public
Will the US-Israeli War on Iran Open the Road to Palestinian Freedom?
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Will the US-Israeli War on Iran Open the Road to Palestinian Freedom?
Some are expressing frustration that Iran’s conditions to end the war have not explicitly and unequivocally included a demand to end the Israeli
$200 Billion: The Costs of the Iran War
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$200 Billion: The Costs of the Iran War
Shortly after the US launched its war on Iran, military officials reportedly told lawmakers that it would cost about $1.5 billion per day. There were
Montana’s Ailing Rivers Need More Water, Not Words and Endless Studies
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Montana’s Ailing Rivers Need More Water, Not Words and Endless Studies
Forty-one years ago Gov. Ted Schwinden appointed me as chairman of his newly-formed Governor’s Drought Task Force. Montana’s legendary rivers were running
To Make America Healthy Again, Break Up Big Ag
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To Make America Healthy Again, Break Up Big Ag
President Trump has systematically broken virtually every promise made on the campaign trail to court health-focused voters. His most recent walk-backs on
Trump’s Looming War With China…Ain’t Gonna Happen
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Trump’s Looming War With China...Ain’t Gonna Happen